The Role of the Hippocampus in Consolidating Motor Learning during Wakefulness.

This article explores the role of the hippocampus in motor learning and memory consolidation. It discusses a study that compares the performance of patients with hippocampal damage to healthy individuals during breaks in motor skill acquisition tasks. The findings suggest that the hippocampus is important for maintaining performance gains during rest periods. The article also discusses age-related differences in learning and memory, with younger and older adults showing different learning dynamics. Additionally, the involvement of the striatum in motor sequence learning is mentioned, and further research is needed to understand the relationships between different brain regions in procedural learning and consolidation. [Extracted from the article]